George Muller: Ashley Down Orphanage

George Muller was an evangelistic and was known for his work with children. He was the founder and director of Ashley Down Orphanage, located in Bristol, England. He also established approximately one hundred schools where over 100,000 children received a Christian education. George Muller was born in Prussia on September 27, 1805, to Johann and Sophie Muller. As a child, he got into all kinds of trouble. When he was nearly ten years old, he started to steal government money from his father. By the age of fourteen, he was gambling and drinking. Even though he attended church, he never heard the gospel. While he was at college, one of the students invited him to a Christian prayer meeting. He went and was moved to read the Bible and to inquire other Christians about theology. Soon after he began attending the prayer meeting, he became a Christian. George eventually moved to Bristol, England. It was here, that he began to see the great number of
Even with this great need, he never asked or told anyone about this need. Instead, he prayed, asking God to provide for all of his needs. He believed that God would always care for them and He did. One story of answered prayer was when there was a need for food. One morning, the children were waiting for their breakfast, but George had no food to give or any money to buy it. Faced with this difficulty, he prayed in front of the children, thanking God for the food He was about to provide. Immediately, there was a knock at the door. It was the local baker. He told Muller that he could not sleep because he believed God was telling him to give them bread for breakfast. He spent the rest of the night baking bread for them. After that, the milkman knocked on their door. His milk cart had broken down in front of their orphanage and he wanted to give them fresh milk. This is just one of many stories of God's provision for their